David M. Barrett

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David M. Barrett is a professor of political science at Villanova University and author of "The CIA and Congress: The Untold Story from Truman to Kennedy" (2005), Lyndon B. Johnson's Vietnam Papers" (1997), and Uncertain Warriors: Lyndon Johnson and His Vietnam Advisers (1993). A former radio and television journalist, Barrett unsuccessfully sought election in Indiana to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1984.

[edit] Education

Barrett received his Bachelors Degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1973, his Masters Degree from the University of Essex (England) in 1985, and a Doctorate Degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1990.

[edit] Courses frequently taught

Barrett teaches classes related to U.S. Intelligence agencies, National Security Policy, the U.S. Presidency, and a Senior Seminar on the U. S. Presidency and the Vietnam War.